celia
celia Lexical Profile
• noun
A female given name of Latin origin, popularized in the English-speaking world by William Shakespeare's comedy 'As You Like It'.
"They decided to name their daughter Celia in honor of her maternal grandmother."
(anatomy, rare) The abdomen or abdominal cavity.
"Older medical texts occasionally refer to the abdominal cavity as the celia."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'celia' with its homophone 'cilia' (the plural of 'cilium', meaning microscopic hair-like structures on cells or eyelashes).
• Rhymes for celia
Word Origin & Etymology
As a female given name, Celia is derived from the Roman family name Caelius (ultimately from Latin caelum, meaning 'heaven' or 'sky') or as a short form of Cecilia (from Latin caecus, meaning 'blind'). In anatomy, the term derives from Ancient Greek koilia, meaning 'belly' or 'cavity'.
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